Dr. Schuler graduated in 1991 with his dental degree from the University of Erlangen in Nuremberg, Germany. Following graduation, he was appointed as an Assistant Professor in the Prosthodontics department at the University of Cologne.  After successfully defending his Dr. Med. Dent. thesis, Dr. Schuler left academia to practice general restorative dentistry in Erlangen.
6 years later he relocated to Seattle and began 3 years of highly specialized periodontal and implant training at the University of Washington. After graduation in 2003, Dr. Schuler was selected to be an Affiliate Assistant Professor in the department of Graduate Periodontics at the  University of Washington.

He is a board certified Periodontist and Diplomate of the American Board of Periodontology, the highest honor awarded in his field.
Dr.  Schuler has published several articles in peer-reviewed journals and is currently lecturing at national and international events. He is an active member of several dental organizations including the Seattle-King County Dental Society, the Washington State Society of Periodontists, the American Dental Association, the American Academy of Periodontology, and the Academy of Osseointegration.